SERIOUS STEEL FITNESS Tactical Backpack and Gym Bag 1000D Nylon Black

After lifting for years with a bag to small this bag makes me happy every time I pick it up. It's well made and large. Featuring a large shoe compartment and a support belt loop. I can fit all my equiptment for both upper and lower days. The two small pockets are felt lined which is nice. Laptop compartment. 3 small pouches on the inside. The shoe compartment is actually big enough for shoes. The sides securely fit a water bottle and a barbell pad if using the side strap and support belt. Inprovments: It can be hard to get to the lower I side pouch without undoing the support belt. There's a zipper on the bottom of the upper mesh pouch which is awkward because I end up opening this when I want to open the lower pouch. The other internal pouch has the zipper in the middle meaning things spill out. Wish it had a key ring on the shoulder strap. Wish it has one more medium pouch for my glasses and sun glasses. Wish it had molle on the botton to roll up my hoodie and sweat pants. All the other options I was looking at that had a belt loop and shoe compartment were $100-$150 more and some where 15 liters smaller! Overall I really reccomend this one!

I bought a $150 bag from King Kong with the same features (shoe pocket on bottom, belt storage around the bag) and the first one had a mis-sewn zipper that didn't open all the way bc it was too close to the seam for the bottle pocket. Complained, they don't offer refunds so they shipped me another one. It was better, but- for the price, the shoe compartment couldn't even fit size 12 flats for lifting in. You want to make a gym bag for lifters, and a 12 doesn't fit? That's bananas. I was unhappy with the purchase. A friend in my gym had this bag. After asking how he liked it, and him showing off all the features, I ordered one. I'll say this- I like it so much, that the $100 for this bag and the $150 for the crap bag from King Kong still make me feel like I'm ahead of the game. This bag is AWESOME. The belt loops work well and I don't feel like I'm wearing an ironing board on my back when the belt is in it (very stiff SBD lever belt). The shoe compartment is fully separate, not just a waterproof pocket inside the main compartment- which means you don't have to fight to get them in when the bag is full. And it's vented, so you don't have to worry about them growing funk if you don't leave them out to dry first. The front opens all the way from top to bottom, so it's easy to access all of your gear. Honestly, my only gripe, and it's very minor, is that they don't offer more colors. I'd love it in a charcoal/ grey. Hell, I'll gladly buy another one and gift my black one to a friend if they do. Now I'm stuck with two sub-par King Kong bags that I don't want to inflict on anyone I actually like...

After replacing $30-$40 gym bags every couple of months, I decided to go a little more expensive. This bag did not underperform. It's made of great quality. The zippers, straps, and shoulder strap latches are all metal. Something that has always broken on my other bags. The bag itself is of a very thick cloth material. This bag is made to last. I got a large size and it has plenty of space. Glad I made the decision to get it.

This bag is just perfect. I was between this one and the famous King Kong. I finally went with this one and I am so glad with my decisión. The quality is Amazing, it feels strong and long lasting, it has more space than the King Kong and as you can see in the pictures the spaces and pockets are amazing. I can put in my boxing gloves, shoes, wraps, towel, bottle water, a change of cloth and even more. I am also taking this on vacation as my hand bag, I know it Will be so useful. If you are looking for the perfect gym bag, this is the Matrix of all the bags.. THE ONE!

I ordered a few of the cheaper bags on Amazon before this one and save yourself some grief and just get this one. This one is rugged and Sturdy and stands up on its own. Plenty of well thought out pockets. And having the double shoe compartments is great as my work boots were making my gym shoes filthy, now I can keep them separated. Hopefully this lasts as long as my last bag. 4 stars since it’s pretty heavy but I guess that comes with the heavy duty material

A very solid investment in organizing my gym gear. Just the right size. I ended up using the bottom compartment for shoe storage, which is handy. It's a little snug getting size 12 Vans high tops into that chamber but it does work even for the thicker/insulated "winter" version of that shoe I use currently. Should be easier with the spring/summer version of the shoe (lighter, just plain old canvas). It fits my heavy lifting belt, but that is big enough that it has to go around the circumference of the larger area. That arrangement works great but it does preclude the attachment of dividers. I deem that to be worth it becuase I like that specific belt style and the rigid belt itself makes a sort of "chamber" for gym clothes, towels, etc...). The bag is big, but not so big that it looks funny, and not so big that you'd have difficulty getting it into most gym lockers you might encounter. I'd been using a really nice Briggs and Riley weekend bag for years for gym stuff. That bag still looks like new after >10 years of use. This is just so much easier to use and from the look of it seems like it'll hold up as well as my good old B&R did.

Very functional gym bag. Lots of pocket. Need to work on lock stitches tho, some are fraying specially on the molle section but overall Im very satistcied.